VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABMS 12/15/2023)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has extended to January 31, 2024, the due date for receipt of nominations for its four distinguished national ministry awards. These awards recognize excellence among ministry professionals, specifically honoring American Baptist chaplains, pastoral counselors, spiritual directors and other specialized ministers for exceptional faithfulness in ministry […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/26/23)—In its continuing effort to recognize excellence among ministry professionals, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is seeking nominations for four distinguished national ministry awards that honor American Baptist chaplains, pastoral counselors, spiritual directors and other specialized ministers for exceptional faithfulness in ministry in ways that manifest cultural sensitivity, generational inclusiveness, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/7/21)—Rev. Dr. Albert P. Brinson has been named the 2021 recipient of the Cora and John Sparrowk President’s Award. A presentation of the award will be presented during the online Biennial Mission Summit, June 24-26, 2021, on behalf of the American Baptist Churches USA Board of General Ministries. The award recognizes […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/14/21)—The ABCUSA Committee on Christian Unity and Interfaith Relations received nominations for the Luke Mowbray Ecumenical Award in early 2021. The Committee voted to recognize Rev. Ineda P. Adesanya, Associate Minister of Spiritual Life at Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, Ca. The Award is given to an individual for “sustained […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/14/17)—What can Christians do to cultivate the common bond that we share and to unite the people of God? According to Neville Callam, noted educator, theologian, ecumenist, pastor, and retiring General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, we must discover the power of the Eucharist. In his new book, From Fragmentation […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/8/17)—Judson Press, the publishing arm of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, will publish From Fragmentation to Wholeness: Race, Ethnicity, and Communion by educator, theologian, ecumenist, pastor, and General Secretary and Chief Executive Office of the Baptist World Alliance, Neville Callam. Dr. Callam grew up as a Baptist Christian. His training for […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/19/16)—Herschell Eugene Daney, 87, who had served as American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) director of Indian Ministries, died on Dec. 20, 2015, in Tulsa, Okla. He was the husband of Vicki Daney. A member of the Choctaw Nation, Daney was born Sept. 6, 1928. He was a son of the […]
